Man arrested after slashing policeman with a sword inflicting serious injuries

This is the dramatic moment police tackle a man after an officer became as soon as slashed with a three foot sword.

Footage reveals the knifeman, 23, working from an alleyway with a sword forward of being confronted by uniformed officers.

He lashes out and injures at least two officers forward of being Tasered, disarmed and arrested, the Manchester Evening News experiences.

One officer is in clinical institution with serious injuries. They are now no longer thought to be existence-threatening.

The drama came about on Better Chorlton Freeway in Whalley Range quickly forward of 3pm on Sunday.

Better Chorlton Freeway became as soon as closed this afternoon as Increased Manchester Police started an investigation.

A contain told the M.E.N. they noticed two police officers ‘bleeding somewhat closely’ following the incident.

One other resident, Haroon Altaf, 34, who captured the incident on his mobile cellular phone, said: “I noticed a man working right via the aspect street with what appeared to me to be a 3ft sword. Police had been in every single region.

« He had poke into someone’s front backyard and these police officers dragged him out but he’s long past for the officers. They had been hitting him but that you would be in a position to be in a space to appear from the video is restful attacking them when he’s on the ground.

“I deem the officers did somewhat properly. They had been very educated. It’s a disgrace they bought injure throughout. What they did became as soon as genuine.

“Regarded as one of the ladies passing by became as soon as somewhat shaken up. She couldn’t imagine it had appropriate came about.”

One other resident, who declined to be named, said: “I came out of the shop and I could perhaps possibly hear shouting. The coppers appropriate Tasered the man. I could perhaps possibly look two of the coppers had been bleeding somewhat closely. One had blood on his face. I could perhaps possibly look the machete on the ground. The man became as soon as on the ground crying and shouting.

“These two coppers took the man on despite the indisputable reality that he had a machete. It became as soon as magnificent gallant of them to disclose with him. This became as soon as a Sunday afternoon. Other folks had been out with their children.”

Police confirmed officers had been known as to experiences of a man threatening of us with a weapon on Demesne Freeway in Whalley Range quickly after 1.50pm.

Regarded as one of the officers became as soon as ‘slashed with a sword’ as soon as they arrived on the scene and tried to disclose with the actual person, in preserving with a spokesman for GMP.

“A Taser became as soon as deployed for the safety of every person on the scene,” said the spokesman.

A 23-one year-faded man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and assaulting a police officer.

A bunch of roads remain closed surrounding Demesne Freeway and police contain asked of us to manual certain of the location.